Microeconomics (Book Only)
Microeconomics (Book Only)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781285738307
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine

The opportunity cost of attending a class.

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The opportunity cost will not be equal to all students in the class. The opportunity cost refers to the given up benefits in the process of obtaining some other benefits. When the students attend the class, each one gives up reading, sleeping or part time jobs in order to get the benefit from attending the economics class. That means the benefits given up to obtain the other benefit for each one will be different.

Thus, the opportunity cost of attending class will be different to each student.

Economics Concept Introduction

Opportunity cost: The opportunity cost refers to the given up benefits in the process of obtaining some other benefits.

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